Seven Years War: True or False

1. The war in Europe began with a Prussian attack on Austrian Bohemia.

2. France did not focus on the war in the colonies.

3. The Dutch Republic sided with Great Britain and Prussia in an attempt to seize the Austrian Netherlands.

4. Britain was reluctant to commit troops to the European continent from 1756 to 1757.

5. The Electorate of Hanover fought on the side of Britain and Prussia because its Elector was also King of Great Britain.

6. The Habsburg Monarchy's primary war goal was to retake the province of Silesia from Prussia.

7. Frederick II (the Great) won his most decisive victory at the Battle of Leuthen in 1757.

8. The traditional rivals of Austria and France allied against Prussia in what became known as 'The Diplomatic Revolution'.

9. The Russian Empire was unable to conquer East Prussia.

10. The Kingdom of Sweden remained a neutral power during the war.

11. Six British infantry regiments won military honours at the Battle of Minden after defeating a French cavalry charge head on in line formation.

12. Winston Churchill and other historians have labeled the Seven Years War as the true 'first world war'.

13. Russia maintained its political and military stance throughout the war.

14. The war took two treaties to end. The Treaty of Hamburg (1762) and the Treaty of Hubertusburg (1763).

15. It can be argued the war led to both the American and French Revolutions, and consequently the rise of Napoleon and Prussia.